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Ultimo WestR/Cluster Director: Ann McMahon

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Ambition in Action

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• The Silent Space created

• 20 iPads acquired to support flexible learning (in year surplus project)

• New Online resources including video streaming educational programs and an updated collection of electronic books

Ultimo College Library

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• Librarians Jia Hua Xu and Simon Gray received the TAFE NSW Library Excellence Award for their work on Equella

• Refrigeration teaching section received a (DEC) excellence award for Learning for Sustainability

• Diploma in Security Risk Management (Locksmithing) completely online with a related RPL kit

• Phil Wiffen, A/Head Teacher,Human Resources/Management was nominated for a WorkCover NSW Safe Work award

• International Award – The Tom Frecska Student Printing Competition – 11 Screen Printing students won awards including Awards of Excellence and Best in show

2012 Staff & Students’Achievements

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Ambition in Action

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SI Staff Excellence Awards:

• Customers: Highly commended: Back on Track for Life Colleges Team including Glenn Cumberland, Head Teacher, Management and Colin Mumford, Amar Sood & Ross Summerfield

• Products & Services: Peter Stevens Innovation Award: Individual winners- Damon Fyson, Electrical Trades & Irfan Hai, Refrigeration

• Products & Services: Highly commended: Ian Frost, Head Teacher, Fitting & Machining & the Electronics E-Resources team –John Zervos, Head Teacher and teachers Greg Andrews, Greg Denning, Stefan Mozar & Michael Wilks

• Business Sustainability: Highly commended: IT Collaboration team: Head Teachers, Amir Chishti, Dean Nguyen, David Argerakis & Gavin Chiu and David Levett

2012 Staff & Students’Achievements

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• Eliza Camac, Watchmaking graduate received the 2012 Apprentice of the Year(SA) and was nominated for the Australian Apprentice of the Year

• Michael Henderson, Metal Fabrication & Welding student won the Sheetmetal Industry Association Apprentice of the Year award

• Nathan Smith from Graphic Arts (Printing/Pre press) won a Bronze Medal at the 2012 Worldskills Australian National Competition

• Other entrants included Daniel Cammish, Painting & Decorating, Luke Daniels, Turning, Harvey Gresley-Daines, Signage, Cem Okan, Sheet Metal Work, Jonathon Richardson, Fitting

• Staff in Marketing and Advertising took students to Hong Kong and Singapore for study tours

• Automotive staff and students worked collaboratively to support the AutoCel refurbishment

2012 Staff and Students’Achievements

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Wind Generators on Building D

AutoCel – improvements in lighting, fuel storage, recycling

Minor Works Program - Electrical Trades (Installations in Building K):

• Micro Hydro generator

• Gas Fuel Cell – cogeneration

• Lighting laboratory

• Solar Photovoltaic Panels - currently used as a resource for the new Diploma in Electrical Engineering for Electricians

• CBUS – Power management systems

• Schneider Power Management and Monitoring systems installed (and across the Institute) to provide a training resource and a facilities energy management tool

• Simulator training equipment in renewable energy photovoltaics

Environmental Sustainability